APA is a trade association representing seven companies that own and operate 19 commercial fishing vessels that catch, process, package and freeze Alaska pollock and other groundfish in U.S. waters off Alaska as well as Pacific whiting off the west coast. - [Read more]

The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is a commercial fishing and seafood organization based in Rhode Island USA. - [Read more]

The Midcoast Fishermen's Association identifies and fosters ways to restore our groundfish fishery and sustain fishing communities along Maine's coast for future generations. - [Read more]

SloFiberFish.org is the first website dedicated to the Central Coast's commercial fishing industry. Here you'll find information about upcoming meetings, cable locations and the safety program, as well as valuable links and downloadable files you can read and print. - [Read more]

Multi-species, multi-gear political organization operating out of Petersburg, Alaska - [Read more]

The Friends of South Shore Fisheries is a 501 (c) (6), environmentally concerned organization whose mission is to address the current crisis facing the maritime fishing industry along the Massachusetts South Shore. - [Read more]

The Katmai Memorial Fund has been set up to help the families of fisherman who are lost at sea. Each year fisherman perish at sea. Along with the pain of losing their fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, and loved ones, their families are suddenly financially insecure. This fund is source they can turn to as they get back on their feet financially since often they have nowhere else to turn. - [Read more]

The mission of the Commercial Fishermen of America is to promote the common interest of the fishing industry, provide a forum to foster professional collaboration among fishermen, and educate Americans about the profession of commercial fishing. - [Read more]

representing trawlers in Washington, Oregon, and California since 1952 - [Read more]

UFA's mission is to promote and protect the common interest of Alaska's commercial fishing industry, as a vital component of Alaska's social and economic well-being. - [Read more]

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for the seafood industry. Its member companies represent every element of the industry from the fishing vessels at sea to the national seafood restaurant chains. This water-to-table diversity allows NFI to speak with authority to decision makers in Washington, D.C., and impact public policy that will help secure a healthy future for all Americans. - [Read more]

Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc. is a nongovernmental body established to certify social, environmental and food safety standards at aquaculture facilities throughout the world. This Missouri nonprofit, non-member public benefit corporation applies elements of the Global Aquaculture Alliance Responsible Aquaculture Program in a certification system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls and traceability. - [Read more]

The New England Seafood Producers Association is a non-profit organization –comprised of representatives from the region’s shore-side industry. Our mission is to advocate, promote and sustain the seafood industry of New England through positive public relations. NESPA formed in 2002 when concerns began to rise about negative media coverage of seafood’s effects on health and how the industry could sustain itself under increasing regulation. - [Read more]

In 1984, the State of Louisiana created the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board to support their vast historical commercial fisheries industry. Although seafood had grown from a subsistence economy to a world class operation, it was challenged by dramatic changes in the marketplace and in the environment. - [Read more]

recipes, news and information on shrimp from The Shrimp Council - [Read more]

The Maine Lobster Promotion Council (MLPC) markets and promotes the sale of Maine lobster in local, regional, national and world markets year-round. The Council encourages education and training of all customers — including wholesale, retail and foodservice, and end-consumers — about how to handle, prepare, serve, promote, and sell Maine lobster. - [Read more]

The Georgia Shrimp Association operates for educational, research and promotional purposes. The objectives are to promote the wise use of marine resources, to promote Georgia Shrimp products and to support research for understanding and improving the commercial shrimp fisheries of the South Atlantic, especially their execution in Georgia - [Read more]

Working in partnership to protect our ecological and community well-being, the Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership (MFP) pledges mutual support to preserve the living heritage of fishing families by promoting the common interests and economic viability of commercial fishermen of all sectors. Furthermore, we agree to collaborate with those in other states and nations who are committed to comparable goals. - [Read more]

The Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association (CBSIA) is a nonprofit trade association formed to represent the seafood processing industry in Maryland. We work to further the best interests of the Maryland seafood industry, supporting all efforts to preserve the resource and thus maintain a viable industry for the small businessmen, both watermen and processors, who depend on a healthy resource for their livelihood. The CBSIA represents the interests of Maryland’s seafood industry. - [Read more]

The Association’s primary goal is to assure that our marine resources are managed responsibly and that all of the people in New Jersey, whether as anglers or as seafood consumers will be able to enjoy the bounty of New Jersey’s rich coastal and offshore waters for generations. - [Read more]